There’s something poetic that the one person that Manfred von Karma, a man so meticulous in his revenge scheme that he went as far as retraining a parrot and tasing the defense, was unable to plan around was Larry Butz, the most unaccountable human being in history.

And remember, almost Christmas means it wasn't Christmas!

Phoenix really went to law school to chase after a boy and it ACTUALLY FUCKING WORKED

a cmment i saw once pointed out how insane the ending looks from von karma's perspective. He has covered all his bases, hidden his crime to the point he's about to get a man to unnowingly take the fall for him, he even made sure not to see a doctor in case anyone looked into anything. and then this ROOKIE, with like THREE TRIALS UNDER HIS BELT, manages to BLURT OUT HOW HE 'STOLE' the bullet. and then pulls out a FUCKING METAL DETECTOR to prove it. Phoenix must look like some sort of defence GOD to vn karma theere. "HOW THE FUCK DOES HE KNOW!?"

If "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie, AA is a Christmas game.

The fact that the caregiver was just pretending the entire time makes his earlier conversations with Phoenix that much funnier. The dude is just screwing with him.

43:18 "I didn't think that far. I don't know. I'm bluffing my way through this." Truly embodying Phoenix Wright.

The real Misty Fey was the friends we made along the way.

Manfred von Karma is like the inverse of a certain meme - gets criticised once - fucking murders the critic

The best part about the parrot testimony is that von Karma prepped the parrot. He anticipated it and baited Phoenix into calling it to the stand to make him look bad.

Crystal theory: von Karma murders as revenge of a lost case 15 years after the fact reality: von Karma instigates a murder to specifically frame the son of the guy he already murdered 15 years ago as revenge over a single penalty in a trial he ended up winning anyways It's wild to think that Crystal could undercook a theory this hard.

Regarding the localization, Janet Hsu has been the lead of the team for I believe most of the mainline series. While I think she didn't have a lead role in the first game, from the second game onward she has basically been the main head of the localization team and was instrumental in the intricate writing of The Great Ace Attorney. All the little details of being accurate to the historical elements of both the English and Japanese language, as well as casting voice actors that had simliar backgrounds to Naruhodo and Susato in TGAA was Janet's work. There's an entire blog thread that Capcom posted leading up to the release of TGAA and it highlights the tremendous work Janet did on that project. I'm not as familiar with many of the details of her work on the original trilogy, but it's safe to say Ace Attorney would not be what it is today without her, and her contributions to the modern identity of the entire series are immeasurable. Thank you Janet for your incredible work.

Thank you CrystAAHHL for calling us out for not pushing you hard enough to play Ace Attorney we’re such fake fans.

What’s so fascinating to me about this case is how Miles knew specifically of how the time he could be acquitted for the DL-6 incident was drawing quickly for a close. Earlier on, we know Edgeworth as this cocky bastard who has a stick so far up his own ass, but underneath he was struggling with the turmoil of his own guilt. Then, he commits one of the humblest actions we’ve ever seen: admitting he’s guilty in a case that would’ve became nil the next day. And in doing so, through all of Von Karma’s pride and arrogance, Miles’ single action of humility, completely undoes him.

When Miles Edgeworth needs your help you don't deny his request to not get involved nor do you accept it, you force him to allow your help!

"phoenix is maya's mom" is my new favorite theory ever

Edgeworth being 90% of Phoenix’s motivation to become a lawyer is so true love-coded, it’s not even funny. As Danny said during their Game Grumps playthrough: ‘This is something you would ONLY do with someone you’re trying to marry’

Von Karma, a sore loser and an even more sore winner. May he go down in AA history as one of the great villains.

Judge: "I can tell You are making this shit up as you go, but you re cooking so i allow it..." The judge probably XD.

Wait you recognized Missile ? Have you heard of the real life Missile ? Or did you play Ghost Trick ? Oh right. Yes you did.

I swear to god. If I hear two theory's one coming from Crystal and the other coming from a conspiracy theorist I am gonna believe the conspiracy theorist.

"Almost Christmas" means it wasn't Christmas! - Yes, best Ace Attorney line ever

Accusing the old man of doing it? No no no no no no no, that can't be it. Now Misty Fey channeling the gun on the other hand-

1) I *_love_* how hype you get. 2) I keep getting distracted by your outfits omg they're adorable. 3) _Your theories are so close then just _*_swerve off a cliff!_* 4) *_Gumshoe! Best! Character!_*

8:45 oh my god it's the Moon God all over again.

She really have herlock shomes brain

Watching people play through this trial is my FAVOURITE thing ever, this case literally blows everyone’s mind from the insanity and the gayness

55:06 You should see the AU fanworks of Prosecutor Phoenix and Defense Attorney Miles

Imagine being in court, and the defense, without ever knowing he would need it, picked up up a huge metal detector frim behind his desk

I swear Crystal is the only player i saw that got this level of hyped from this case, and i love her reactions

she burnt the food really bad with that theory

11:43 yep thats the reason why he is name phoenix he rise up again when the case is against him

It's like Crystal is accidentally tapping into various parts of the Ace Attorney Timeline to get a jumbled mess of pieces that would have to be properly put together for more coherent , accurate predictions.

Hey guys do you ever think about the symbolism in how Manfred is “the God of prosecutors” and now Miles is “a demon prosecutor”? The way that it implies that Miles became a prosecutor in order to punish himself? And also the fact it technically means Franziska is the Jesus of prosecutors. Anyway, I am VERY excited to see you okay the DLC case!!! It’s my favorite case in the series so far (on the DLC case of AA5 currently)!! Your videos are so much fun to watch, can’t wait for the next one

Larry Butz might be one of the most annoying guys ever to exist, but he's also technically kind of responsible for our epic gay lawyer romance, so I guess that gets him a pass.

CrystaAAHHL keeps guessing things hours ahead with one or two incorrect details. It was so common that I'm now convinced she has future sight.

P3R, FF media tour and AA trilogy, honestly these past few weeks have just been banger after banger 👏

It's okay, Crystal. We're all a mess this far into the game. Now save the fuchsia boy!

Hey Crystaaahl, I would recommend waiting a little bit before starting Apollo Justice, as Investigations is, canonically, next in the time line for the ace attorney series.

Watching people lose their shit for Miles might be my new favorite thing.

Poor Edgeworth. Losing his father like that traumatized him.

43:23 Truly, an Ace Attorney moment...

You know, it's kinda wild that the girl with the craziest theories ever is still struggling with the fact that in these games the truth IS INDEED the craziest one

I'm excited to see you continue this series (and even more excited to see you play the investigations games) 👀👀

46:19 a defendant stupidly interrupts his lawyers closing remarks

Manfred von Karma is EASILY one of the best or THE best Ace Attorney villains in the entire series including spinoffs! He is so meticulous and detestable in the best ways possible, very intimidating, and has his roots firmly planted into EVERYTHING! Trust me when I say that the damage that Manfred caused is WIDESPREAD throughout the series and it's not just because of Edgeworth. DL-6 is THE big Ace Attorney case. He's a villain you just love to hate.

The parrot scene in 2016 movie was a delight, by the way!

I am so happy you like this game. honestly going through this game again gave me more apprication for the game, so thank you so much.

It’s funny since I just watched both the first episodes for the first time like 2 hours ago and now I got this 😊

I'm excited for you to uncover more narumitsu content

Gosh, I love everyone's first reaction to Von Karma's "OBJECTION!"

Almost christmas… but it wasnt?

43:41 This is low key my favorite line in the entire game. It comes from the most unexpected person. No one would expect von Karma to do something like this. He does though, and it actually humanizes him in a way you would never expect. Even he has his moments when he's just as quirky as all the rest.

Edgeworth appear on screen "steam screenshot noise"

I'm really glad you came to adore this series just from this game alone. You enjoyed the great ace attorney, but it seems this game made you love THE SERIES. I do wonder how Von Karma compares as a final foe in your eyes.

"Cause I have no god damn idea how Larry is gonna help here!" Yup, she got it. She's 100% learned all that there is need for.

The possessed gun theory has it's merits and I'm disappointed it wasn't what actually happened 😔

I think Alexander O. Smith did the localization on the first and fourth games, the first Phoenix and Apollo games, and that set the tone. They're all amazingly well localized.

I object! That was... Objectionable!

If Edgeworth grab that gun with his left hand he would be in jail

Has anyone reminded Crystal about how Kazuma’s sword, Karuma, was so important that followers of the Asogi clan named themselves after it? Karuma…Karma… It’s a pretty cool connection, and I was a bit sad she didn’t make it herself.

kinda hilarious that von karma was paranoid enough to keep the bullet in bc he didnt want any witnesses, yet went through the trouble of handwriting his letter to yogi. i like to imagine that it was because he didn't know how to operate a printer 😂

15:52 Moments like this is why I love this series so much, that "I got you now!" feeling.

The model of the pistols used at both the lake and during the DL-6 incident is the High Standard Supermatic Citation. It’s a 22 caliber target pistol, so it’s highly doubtful that it was the bailiff’s duty sidearm, even though that’s what Edgeworth suggests. Compared to other guns across the series, its evidence image and its appearance in flashbacks is highly accurate to the real thing, with the only inaccuracy being that the hole in the barrel is too big during the “Merry Christmas” cutscene. As a side note, I have a head canon that Von Karma sent the same pistol used in the DL-6 incident to Yogi. The pettiness of framing Miles for shooting Hammond with the same gun that Miles thinks he killed his father with is very in character for Von Karma.

she was so close in her initial theory abt manfred lmaooo just the wrong defense prosecutor! and motive!

Ooh I love, love your reactions! Every Misty Fey theory was awesome! Can't wait for the next case - I'm intellectually attracted to it~

When when she miles on my my edgeworth til i uhh til i partake in a case? Idk havent played AA i assume miles is the guy but not the guy(mc)

I don’t watch livestreams or use twitch so I just patiently wait for these videos to come out. Its awesome to see you loving this series so much, it tempts to replay the series again.

Rises up to “The Occasion” took me out 💀 😂

Average reaction to finding out why Phoenix became a lawyer LOL

I love this series, your reactions are hilarious and your theories are very funny. Never change, Crystal, never change! 🤣

I adore this video(and your other ones in general) bc you get so PASSIONATE and hyped up about it, like you're actually in the games you're playing I also look forward to seeing you experience the rest of the games

For me, this is top 3 cases from all the Ace Attorney trilogy

AA Trilogy is banger game and Im so glad I get to re-live it through you!

Cant wait for her to see "that moment" in Dual Destinies.

This was so fun and great. But I'm just hung up on the Mean Girls reference!! 😂

6:57 phoenix wright is so far away from being dead xDD If you knew how that man got treated you would say ,, why isn't he dead?''

I am SO glad you’re getting into the Ace Attorney series! It is SO good!😁

Ive been looking forward to this🎉

Genuinely just found one of my new favorite KZfaqrs. Love your energy!

55:16 this is sending me 😭😭😭

Hammond. Ham. Und. It huuuuuurts

My favourite thing is discovering new people by seeing Ace attorney playthroughs. Subscribed😌👍

38:17 in the words of the cartoon hero: phoenix i like yeah but you gotta stop doing that it's bad for your health

CrystAAHL, you’ve got to watch the two bits you missed with the other secret weapons. Especially Missile!

You can say "Yeah youre useless" because Maya usually only 'helps' by accisent or by summoning Mia who actually helps. This is the first case where Maya actually helps on purpose on her own.😂 That "Im bluffing ny way through this." Immediately being followed up by a gasp and an exclamation of "I am no longer bluffing my way through this!" Is the most in character thing I can think of for Phoenix Wright.

Ok, but lowkey, my favorite part of Crys playing Case 1-4 was her mispronouncing "Hammond" EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Especially in Grossberg's voice, with the emergency mustache. So very fancy. XD

Such a poetic end for von karma. If it wasn’t for the one thing he didn’t expect (A spikey haired bachelor who can’t keep a girlfriend to save his life) he would have won

does the video desync at 17:04 for a moment or is it me

The "NOOOOO" at the beginning is so funny!

Remember to play Rise From the Ashes before jumping to Justice for All. That case is so complicated.

I am living for Crystaahhls reactions to all these games. They're all so fun and well written.

The pronunciation of Hammond is killing me

Ok, no question, you NEED to play the rest of the trilogy. I assure you, you are in for a freaking ride.

This is the moment when ypu realize that christmas is not christmas anymore... No with the DL-6 case in our minds 😭

every time i see von karma my mind immediately goes to rtgame and his von karma voice

This whole playthrough proves that Crystahhl is an Ace Attorney fan through and through. I'm so excited to see her reaction to the 3rd game. Maybe eventually the whole series? Also, I can't be the only one who heard the Mean Girls reference at 53:20 right?

*CROSS EXAMINE THE BIRD!!!!*

This game is so amazing, one of the best games of all time in my eyes

13:02 God damn... Udgey, THE FUCK?!😂